Are There Any Hoofed Carnivores?
Are There Any Hoofed Carnivores? There are no living carnivorous ungulates (hoofed animals) on Earth today. However, the extinct taxon Mesonychid was a group of carnivorous ungulates that died out around the end of the Eocene. Why are hoofed animals herbivores? Ungulates are typically herbivorous and many employ specialized gut bacteria to allow them to